Timely Promise of Isaac
Genesis 18:10 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Genesis 18 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
God promises that Sarah will bear a son at the appointed time, and Sarah overhears the declaration. The scene points to inner timing and the birth of a fulfilled desire within consciousness.
Neville's Inner Vision
The I AM within you speaks a verdict of completion before any outer sign appears. The visitors to Abraham are not strangers; they are the states of consciousness that recognize your capacity to return to the Life that is always present. 'I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life' is not a calendar promise but the inner timing that you return to your own now, and the birth follows as a natural expression of your present state. The 'tent door' behind him is your subconscious listening to the word that your assumption is already true. When you accept this as yours, you awaken to the fact that the end has already occurred within you, though the outer scene may lag. The moment you dwell in the feeling that the wish is fulfilled, and feel it real, you draw the physical event into your life with ease and certainty. This is the law: inner conviction precedes outward manifestation, and timing rests in your steadfast assumption.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Sit quietly, repeat inwardly, 'I am the parent of the promise fulfilled,' and feel the room around you as if the imagined son is already in your arms; dwell in that state for a few minutes.
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